It was our last night in Wales, and the game was too late to watch in its entirety, though I did catch some of the first half live and checked the highlights this morning.(Interior and (above) exterior of writer Oliver Balch's office, where Under the Tump was written, doubling as my Sirius XM studio Monday. Top: The Twmpa, aka "Lord Hereford's Knob.")

• The difference between Dak Prescott (10.6 YPA, 3 TDs, no picks) and Matt Stafford (5.7 YPA, zero TDs, one pick) was stark. And this was a game where Dallas had nothing for which to play.

• Zach Zenner was the story of the first half, with two TDs, two catches for 25 yards and 67 yards rushing by game's end. But the Lions were shut out in the second half and Zenner with them. It's hard to get a read on the Lions backfield week to week, let alone when the oft-injured Ameer Abdullah returns next year.

• The Cowboys were a team of their word when they said they'd play their starters. While Ezekiel Elliott had only 12 carries, he racked up 80 yards and two more scores. And Prescott and Dez Bryant (two TD catches, one TD pass) played virtually the entire game.

• Eric Ebron was banged up for much of the year, but he's a key weapon in the Lions' dink and dunk passing attack. He has top-five upside if he ever stays upright for 16 games.

• Darren McFadden saw 14 ineffective carries in garbage time - don't be surprised to see him get another decent workload in Week 17.

• As a Giants fan, I should root for the Lions next week at home against the Packers, but the NFC playoffs would be much better with Green Bay - who could win the Super Bowl - than Detroit who has no chance.